Dowling, David

Goldfinch, Tom

Kavanagh, Lydia

English

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Building a career in engineering education

The Master Class is designed to help you prepare a strategic plan for building a career in engineering education. The session will be built around a number of aspects fundamental to a successful career: 1. Engaging with opportunities – funding, recognition, promotion etc. 2. Stepping out of the sandpit: establishing collaborations across disciplinary, institutional, and national boundaries 3. Surrounding yourself with the right people – researchers, mentors, gurus etc. 4. Modelling best practice teaching: walk the talk 5. Recognising your reality: the path ahead can be challenging The session will be run in three parts: 1. Who are we, and what do we know about a building a career in engineering education? (Short presentations by the presenters) 2. What are the possibilities for your career and what do you need to be doing to capitalise on these? (Participant reflection) 3. How can we help you? (Facilitated discussion and Q/A session) This master class is for you if: you are thinking that you’d like to do more in engineering education; you are finding it difficult to get funding and/ or recognition for the work that you’re doing in engineering education; and/or you want to see if engineering education might be a career direction for you. You will leave with ideas about where to go next with your career, and an annotated hand-out based on the 5 fundamental aspects outlined above. Hopefully you will also leave with some new contacts and a broader view of the opportunities open to you. 

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